Patents by Inventor Andreas Ehn

Andreas Ehn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVIDING GIFTS
    Publication number: 20140351015
    Abstract: A social gift-giving system is operable with a social networking service such as Facebook. A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided on a display of a computing device. A user logs in to the social networking service. Responsive to selection of a first region of the GUI, the GUI displays a list of other users of the social networking service associated with the first user. These other users may be the first user's Facebook friends. Using the GUI, the user can select a Facebook friend, select a gift for the friend, and purchase the gift for the friend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andreas EHN, Leo GIERTZ, Magnus HULT, Hjalmar WINBLADH
  • Peer-to-peer streaming of media content
    Patent number: 8316146
    Abstract: The invention relates to peer-to-peer streaming of media in a network for distribution of data. A handover function is configured to hand over the distribution of sub-streams to a client back and forth between two peers or between a peer and the central server, if at least one predefined condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Andreas Ehn, Magnus Hult, Fredrik Niemelä, Ludvig Strigeus, Gunnar Kreitz
  • Peer-to-Peer Streaming of Media Content
    Publication number: 20090019174
    Abstract: The invention relates to peer-to-peer streaming of media in a network for distribution of data. A handover function is configured to hand over the distribution of sub-streams to a client back and forth between two peers or between a peer and the central server, if at least one predefined condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Spotify Technology Holding Ltd
    Inventors: Andreas Ehn, Magnus Hult, Fredrik Niemela, Ludvig Strigeus, Gunnar Kreitz